HISTORY OF OT - AUS PERSPECTIVE

Question 1

Australian OT pioneers (3)

Answer 1

Ethel Francis
Sylvia Docker
Joyce Keam

Question 2

Ethel Francis

Answer 2

First Australian to attain dip of OT

Started OT deps at hospitals

Question 3

Sylvia Docker

Answer 3

First Director of Training in OT in Australia at the OT Training Centre in Sydney

Question 4

Joyce Keam

Answer 4

Worked privately

Question 5

Major implications of WWII for OT in Australia (2)

Answer 5

1. Demand for women to train in support services was essential to render men fit to return to work
2. Military hospitals were the major employing body for OTs and required women to undergo military training

Question 6

First issue OT as a profession faced

Answer 6

Required visibility and acceptance

Question 7

OT Training Centre in Sydney

Answer 7

Opened 1942
Ethel Francis - provided assistance to set up
Sylvia Docker - first Director of Training

Question 8

Desired traits of an OT (according to Sylvia Docker)

Answer 8

A well balanced personality
Natural understanding of others
The ability to ‘mix well’ with all types
To have a fundamental wish to do her part in the world
Initiative
Ingenuity
Patience

Question 9

Primary issue of OT as a profession in 1950s?

Answer 9

Define and clearly explain the purpose of OT

Question 10

1945 definition of OT

Answer 10

Any occupation, either mental or physical, medically prescribed and professionally guided, for the express purpose of hastening or contributing to recovery from disease or injury

Question 11

Establishment of professional associations

Answer 11

1944: OT club in Sydney
1945: Vic OT club
1946: Aus Ass of OT (Sadie Philcox first president)
1947: Vic div of AAOT
1948: Qld div of AAOT
1952: WA div od AAOT

Question 12

National registration board

Answer 12

OTBA

Aus Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

Question 13

Current challenges of OT

Answer 13

Sourcing adequate number of practice education placements for students